Daniel Pauly

  • Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

    Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

    More than eight million to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches are traded illicitly every year, costing the legitimate market between $9 billion and $17 billion in trade each year, according to new UBC research.

  • Modern slavery promotes overfishing

    Modern slavery promotes overfishing

    Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are ‘hidden subsidies’ that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable and promote overfishing, new research from the University of Western Australia and the Sea Around Us initiative at the University of British Columbia has found.